An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly launched IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record informs the domain where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system which the company employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one provider and your e-mails with another, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Hosting

The advanced Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which comes with our hosting, will allow you to create a new AAAA record easily. When you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will discover all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to set up the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA after which simply type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it is extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record will be active and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be functioning if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our leading-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain that you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other company you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as picking the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the modification. You will be able to edit the record at any time if required. If the other company demands a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting too. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you change it or delete it and the time is in seconds.